mercy['mə:si]

• n.
  • 宽容；慈悲；宽恕；怜悯；同情；仁慈
  • (法官的)宽大处理决定权；权宜处置权
  • 善行；仁慈行为
  • [方言]天恩；幸运；侥幸
  • 仁慈的气质；怜悯的性情
  • (从痛苦中)解脱
• interj.
  • (表示惊愕、惊恐、烦恼)嗳呀
• adj.
  • 出于怜悯的
• 近义词:

  clemency.charity

• 反义词:

  severity.cruelty

• 短语:
  • abandon someone to the mercy of 听任某人…摆布
  • at the mercy of 任凭…的摆布；完全受…的支配；在…掌握中
  • beg for mercy 讨饶；乞怜；乞求宽大
  • be thankful for small mercies 满足于小的好处；庆幸小的幸运
  • cast oneself on (或 upon) someone's mercy = throw oneself on (或 upon) someone's mercy
  • for mercy's sake 见 sake¹
  • have mercy on (或 upon) someone 对某人表示怜悯(或仁慈)[亦作 show mercy to someone]
  • have someone at one's mercy 使某人任凭自己摆布
  • in one's mercy 出于慈悲；出于恻隐之心
  • It is a mercy. 真幸运，真侥幸。
  • leave (或 trust)…to the (tender) mercies (或 mercy) of 听任…由…粗暴对待；听凭…由…任意摆布
  • Mercy on me! 我的天哪!哎呀![表示故作惊恐的感叹语]
  • show mercy to someone = have mercy on (或 upon) someone
  • sin one's mercies 辜负天恩；不惜福；幸运而不知感恩
  • That's a mercy! 那真是幸运!
  • throw (或 fling) oneself on (或upon) someone's mercy (或 on the mercy of someone) 请求某人宽恕
  • without mercy 残忍地；毫不留情
• 变形:

  n.mercies